Daily International News 05.06.11

Daily International News
May 6, 2011

OBL
Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden’s death, group says [CNN]
Al Qaeda plotted 9/11 anniversary rail attack – U.S. [Reuters]
Data Show Bin Laden Plots; C.I.A. Hid Near Raided House [NYT]
No foreign policy pivot for Barack Obama [POLITICO]
Opinion: Obama’s fickle European fans [WaPo]
Judge Files Complaint against Merkel over Bin Laden Comments [Der Spiegel]

Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan PM orders halt at Hamaoka nuclear plant [BBC]
Japan wants 3 reactors halted for quake measures [AP]
China
China pushes U.S. on debt ahead of high-level talks [Reuters]
Norway feels sting of China’s Nobel anger [AP]
A booze blowout for China’s oil giant [WaPo]
China’s Growing Interests in Siberia [Der Spiegel]
Chinese regulators suspend TV crime and spy dramas [BBC]
Koreas
12 Nations to Discuss Victims of N.Korean Abduction [Chosun]
Beijing prepares for visitor from North: Sources [JoongAng]
N. Korea accuses Seoul of blocking talks, aid [Korea Herald]
‘N. Korea rejected Carter`s call to release detained American’ [Dong-A]
Richardson sees momentum for N. Korea talks [AFP]
Carter was shocked by Pyongyang priorities [JoongAng]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Vietnam ‘seals ethnic Hmong protest site’ [BBC]
Australia row over PNG ‘asylum camp plan’ [BBC]
Thai Leader Will Ask King to Dissolve Parliament [NYT]
EU Hopes to Sign Trade Pact With Singapore in 2011 [WSJ]
Singapore ruling party faces tough election but should prevail [Reuters]

South/Central Asia
Suspected U.S. strike kills 15 near militant hub in Pakistan tribal area [WaPo]
Pakistan Warns U.S. Against Raids [WSJ]
Thousands of Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Any Peace With Taliban [NYT]

Middle East
Thousands protest on Syria ‘day of defiance’ [Al Jazeera]
Activists: 6 killed in Syria by security forces [AP]
Suicide attack kills 21 police officers south of Baghdad [CNN]
Saleh defiant as GCC exit deal stalls [Al Jazeera]
Crackdown reins in Bahrain activists [Al Jazeera]

Africa
Morocco Arrests Three for Deadly Marrakesh Cafe Bomb, Al-Qaeda Tie Alleged [Bloomberg]
Sudan divides Darfur in five smaller states [Reuters]
Sudan deploys troops at Libya border, evicts envoy [Reuters]
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara to take oath [BBC]
UN heads to suspected Ivory Coast mass grave site [AP]
Sheryl Cwele: SA minister’s wife gets 12-year jail term [BBC]

Europe
UK Vote 2011: Lib Dems suffer election losses [BBC]
Northern Ireland vote may put Sinn Fein in top job [AP]
UK 7/7 inquests: Emergency delays ‘did not cause deaths’ [BBC]
France Expels 14 Libyan Officials [NYT]
Moscow murders: Two Russian nationalists jailed [BBC]
Greece: Police clash with striking doctors [AP]

Americas
Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil’s high court [CNN]
Calderon urges Mexicans not to abandon drugs battle [CNN]
Inmates free hostages at Venezuela prison [AP]

Domestic
House GOP won’t push Medicare vouchers [AP]
Obama to speak on immigration policy in Texas [AP] 
GOP Rivals Hit Obama on Foreign Policy Despite Bin Laden Killing, Hit Harder on Economy [Fox]
Possible 2012 White House Candidate Daniels Says He’ll Decide Within Weeks [Bloomberg]
Economy adds 244k jobs, rate ticks up to 9 pct. [AP]
This time, it’s for real, believers say: Doomsday coming this month. [WaPo]

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Daily International News 04.28.11

Daily International News
April 28, 2011

Northeast Asia
Koreas
S. Korea says Carter failed to meet with N. Korean leader [Yonhap]
North Korean leader ready for talks on any issue: Carter [Reuters]
N.Koreans “regret” loss of South Korean lives: Carter [Reuters]
U.S. not to engage N. Korea if inter-Korean nuclear talks bear no fruit: experts [Yonhap]
EU-ROK FTA may be in jeopardy [JoongAng]
Japan
Increased water injection helping to cool No. 1 reactor faster [Kyodo]
Buddhists remember Japan’s tsunami dead [AP]
China
FM press conference on April 28 [Xinhua]
US envoy says rights talks with China yield little [AP]
U.S. ends rights talks with China “deeply concerned” [Reuters]
Beijing ‘back-sliding on rights’ [BBC]
Taiwan official sentenced for spying for China [AP]
China’s population grows older and more urban [Reuters]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Myanmar leader enlists Suu Kyi friend as adviser [AP]
Cambodia, Thailand agree to ceasefire after clashes [Reuters]
Sri Lanka website LankaeNews is suspended [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Timothy Roemer, top US diplomat in India, resigns [BBC]
Pakistan: Karachi naval bus bomb kills five [BBC]
Kashmir soldier ‘kills’ four colleagues [BBC]
India: Activist Binayak Sen attacks sedition laws [BBC]
Kandahar jail governor detained after mass breakout [Reuters]
Afghan Military Officer Kills 8 U.S. Service Members [NYT]

Middle East
Surprise Palestinian unity deal challenges Israel [Reuters]
Turkey urges Syria to stop crackdown [AP]
IAEA chief: Syria tried to build nuclear reactor [AP]
Dozens arrested in Syrian town [Al Jazeera]
Syria’s Assad facing dissent over Deraa crackdown [Reuters]
Bahrain sentences four to die over police killing [Reuters]
Yemen opposition warns bloodshed may derail deal [Reuters]
Blast in Morocco tourist cafe kills 14 people [Reuters]

Africa
Libya rebels battle for Misurata airport [Al Jazeera]
Libyan doctor says NATO airstrike killed 12 rebels [AP]
Nigerian states of Kaduna and Bauchi vote after riots [BBC]
Ivory Coast renegade warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly killed [BBC]
Uganda’s Kizza Besigye arrested for fourth time [BBC]
Zimbabwe PM vows to crackdown on violence [AP]

Europe
Roma Defenseless against Extremist Vigilantes [Der Spiegel]
The TV Column: Your guide to watching the royal wedding [WaPo]
Police raid five squats before royal wedding [Guardian]
UK Stem cell treatments threatened by European patents ruling [Guardian]
Reykjavik Mayorial Race: From Punk Rocker to Mayor [Der Spiegel]
Germany Finally Opens Labor Market to Eastern Workers [Der Spiegel]
Outlook Dim for Climate Agreement by Year’s End [NYT]

Americas/Domestic
Mexican officials recover 96 bodies so far in Durango [BBC]
Tornadoes rip through U.S. South, more than 220 dead [Reuters]
Guantánamo Detainee’s Lawyer Seeks a Voice on WikiLeaks Documents [NYT]
Files Reveal Many Inmates Were Minors [Der Spiegel]
Obama’s Pentagon and C.I.A. Picks Show Shift in How U.S. Fights [NYT]
EPA proposes stricter controls on water pollution [WaPo]
Checklist could spot children with autism earlier [WaPo]
Economic growth slows to 1.8% in first months of 2011 [WaPo]

Daily International News 03.29.11

Daily International News
March 29, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan on ’maximum alert’ over nuclear crisis [SMH]
Japan vows to review nuclear safety standards [AP]
Japan works to stop radioactive water leaking into sea [BBC]
Koreas
Two Koreas meet on volcano risk [BBC]
N.Korea speaker makes rare address in the West [AFP]
US representatives meet North Koreans at secluded German castle [M&C]
NKorea closely monitoring radiation from Japan [AP]
S. Korea does not oppose humanitarian food aid to N. Korea: Rep. Chung [Yonhap]
China
Chinese president urges CPC members to excel in promoting social harmony [Xinhua]
Dalai Lama’s announcement of “retirement” a farce, living buddha says [Xinhua]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Australia PM Julia Gillard’s computer ‘hacked’ [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Scandal-tainted Kabul Bank to be sold off [Al Jazeera]
US Army apologises over new Afghanistan abuse images [BBC]
UK pays Afghan civilians over deaths, injuries [AP]
Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe [Reuters]
Pakistan says 13 soldiers killed in friendly fire incident [Reuters]

Middle East
Israel considering annexing West Bank settlements [AP]
Syrian Cabinet resigns amid unrest [AP]
Syria unrest: Pro-Assad rallies in Damascus and Aleppo [BBC]
Hostage siege kills 21 at Iraq government building [AP]
Yemenis blame Saleh as security deteriorates [Reuters]
Ammo factory blast in Yemen kills at least 121 [CNN]

Africa
Libya Related
FACT CHECK: How Obama’s Libya claims fit the facts [AP]
The Obama doctrine [WaPo]
Analysis: Obama doesn’t mention Libyan rebels [AP]
Obama Left Libya Questions Unanswered, Critics in Congress Say [Bloomberg]
Obama on Libya: The Doctrine Is Clear, but the Mission Isn’t [Swampland]
Obama’s Libya Speech: Daily Beast Contributors Weigh In [Daily Beast]
London talks focus on Libya’s future [FT]
Libya Airstrikes Make Woodward First Woman to Lead U.S. Air War [Bloomberg]
Italian islanders block harbor to prevent influx of NAfrican migrants [Deutsche Welle]
Non-Libya Related
Official: Ivory Coast rebels take 2 more towns [AP]
Zimbabwe to take over all foreign-owned mining firms [AFP]
Sudan president heads to Qatar amid Darfur violence [AFP]

Europe
Russia ‘kills 17 North Caucasus militants’ [BBC]
Rating cut deepens Portugal’s financial woes [AP]
Labour claims 20,000 police officers will be forced to retire [BBC]
Prince Harry joins injured soldiers’ North Pole trek [BBC]

Americas
Carter in Cuba for meetings with Raúl, Ortega [Miami Herald]

Domestic
Why I called Bradley Manning’s treatment ‘stupid’ [Guardian]
Dick Durbin’s hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims (live blog) [WaPo]
Donald Trump defends ‘birther’ claims [WaPo]
Despite pressure to reduce national debt, few in Congress use payback program [WaPo]
With “time short,” Congress still at impasse on shutdown talks [WaPo]
US house prices ‘hitting new lows’ [BBC]
BP Managers Said to Face U.S. Manslaughter Charges Review [Bloomberg]

Daily International News 03.28.11

Daily International News
March 28, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan
High-level radiation detected in trench outside Fukushima reactor building [Kyodo]
Ocean Spill Feared as Toxic Water Rises [WSJ]
U.S. helps clear vital Japan harbor [TWT]
China
UN asks China to release missing rights lawyer [AP]
In China, microblogging sites become free-speech platform [WaPo]
Amnesty: China and US among top punishers but death penalty in decline [Guardian]
Tibet marks 52nd anniversary of serfs’ emancipation, steers into faster growth [Xinhua]
Attempts to jeopardize Tibet’s stability, development are doomed to failure: official [Xinhua]
Koreas
N. Korean economic delegation arrives in New York [Yonhap]
North Korea’s Top Lawmaker Choe Leaves Pyongyang for U.K. Visit, KCNA Says [Bloomberg]
DPRK denounces UN human rights resolution [Xinhua]
S. Korean FM leaves for China for talks [Xinhua]
Seoul to shut problematic nuclear reactors after month-long tests [Yonhap]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Philippines to bolster watch in disputed Spratlys [AP]
Khmer Rouge jailer Duch appeals against conviction [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Cricket Diplomacy at World Cup May Smooth Tension Between India, Pakistan [Bloomberg]
Taliban claims to have kidnapped 50 Afghan police [TWT]
At Least 20 Deaths in Afghan suicide blast [Al Jazeera]
India wild tiger census shows population rise [BBC]

Middle East
Syria protests: Army on Latakia streets after 12 killed [BBC]
Yemen transfer talks stalled but deal within reach [Reuters]
Bahrain denies Kuwait to mediate in political crisis [Reuters]
Israel deploys new anti-missile system [WaPo]

Africa
Sunday shows: Clinton, Gates see success in Libya [TWT]
Libya raids hit Gaddafi hometown [BBC]
Libyan Rebel Gains Could Be Fleeting, U.S. Military Says [NYT]
Turkey offers to broker Libya ceasefire as rebels advance on Sirte [Guardian]
Egypt confirms legislative election in September [Reuters]
Egypt to lift emergency laws before September vote [AP]
Rumsfeld worries Brotherhood will hijack Egyptian revolution [TWT]
Ouattara Rejects New Ivory Coast Mediator [VOA]

Europe
UK austerity protest violence: 149 people charged [Guardian]
Merkel’s coalition digests painful election defeat [AP]
Italy PM Berlusconi in court for fraud trial [Reuters]

Americas
Israel asking Argentina if it stopped inquiry into Jewish centre bombings to appease Iran [CA]
Alan Gross likely focus of Carter Cuba trip [Reuters]
Honduras drops arrest warrants for ousted Manuel Zelaya [BBC]
Obama freezes out Chavez, while Iran comes courting [TWT]
Napolitano’s comments on border ‘wrong’ [TWT]

Domestic
Opinion: Obama failing as commander in chief [POLITICO]
Obama to Lay out His Case on Libya to Nation [ABC]
Obama rewarding local stations in battleground states with biggest ‘get’ in TV news [WaPo]
Opinion: Nuclear Crisis: It Could Happen Here [NYT]
The Republicans’ Hispanic problem [WaPo]
Fiscal Showdown Looms in Capitol [WSJ]
Wal-Mart Asks Supreme Court Not to Apply Class Action Lawsuit [WaPo]

Daily International News 03.25.11

Daily International News
March 25, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan
Japan urges more evacuations as Prime Minister Kan addresses nation [WaPo]
Breach in reactor suspected at Japanese nuke plant [AP]
Radiation fears mount again in Japan after plant workers injured [Reuters]
Police: More than 10,000 dead from Japan disaster [AP]
Kim Jong Il donates S$630,000 to quake-hit Japan [Today Online]
China
China sentences democracy activist to 10 years [AP]
Koreas
Jimmy Carter Plans Trip to North Korea [ABC]
Over 6 million people need food aid in North Korea – U.N. [Reuters]
India to provide food assistance to North Korea [Zee News]
North Korea Suggests Libya Should Have Kept Nuclear Program [NYT]
N.Korean Delegation in Beijing to ‘Prepare for Possible Visit by Kim Jong-un’ [Chosun]
South Korea war games put Yeonpyeong Island on edge [CSM]
South Korea Will Send Back 27 North Koreans by Sea on March 27 [Bloomberg]
South Korea sex scandal diplomats to be disciplined [BBC]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma earthquake: At least 75 people killed [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Australia apology over army’s Afghan Facebook ‘racism’ [BBC]
Eight killed in suspected sectarian shooting in Kurram, Pakistan [DAWN]

Middle East
Israel May Use ‘Great Force’ in Response; Gates Urges Peace [Bloomberg]
Gates first U.S. defence chief to visit Palestinians [Reuters]
Iran blasts appointment of UN rights investigator [AP]
In Iraq, U.S. Special Forces gearing up to leave [WaPo]
Syria braces for ‘day of dignity’ rallies [Al Jazeera]
Syrians hold demos as media banned from key city [AP]
Yemeni President Nears Deal to Resign [WSJ]
Bahrain tense ahead of planned protests [FT]

Africa
African Union: Libya needs democratic elections [AP]
Why action in Libya is unconstitutional [FP]
Obama avoiding major Oval Office Libya address [POLITICO]
Op-ed: Obama and Libya: The professor’s war [WaPo]
Samantha Power Brought Activism Inside to Sway Obama on Libya [Bloomberg]
The Qaddafi I Know: by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni [FP]
WikiLeaks cable shows US at odds with ElBaradei [AP]
Nigeria’s Top Opposition Candidates Pull Out of TV Debate Against Goodluck Jonathan [This Day]
Nearly one million Ivorians uprooted by conflict – UNHCR [Reuters]

Europe
EU wants worldwide nuclear plant tests [AP]
As EU agrees crisis plan, Portugal woes steal show [AP]
Russian Stocks Fall 1st Day in Three on Blocked Rosneft-BP Deal [Bloomberg]

Americas
Opposition to topple Canadian government [AP]

Domestic
Your guide to the 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival [WaPo]
Palin 2.0? Bachmann Tells ABC News, “I’m In!” [ABC]
Number of black D.C. residents plummets as majority status slips away [WaPo]
Mich. man accused of leaving explosive in U.S. building [WaPo]
J Street: U.S. Group Stirs Debate on Being ‘Pro-Israel’ [NYT]
In contrast to media industry’s struggles, a boom for those who cover Congress [WaPo]
10 Ideas That Will Change the World [TIME]

Daily International News 03.24.11

Daily International News
March 24, 2011

Northeast Asia
Japan
Cherry blossom events begin with solemn DC tribute [AP]
Anxiety in Japan over radiation in tap water [AP]
Japan’s police say disaster death toll tops 9,800 [AP]
Toyota to curb N. America production after quake [AP]
Koreas
Ex-US President High Chance of Visiting N. Korea Next Month: Source [Arirang]
North Koreans to talk with ex-US envoys in Germany [AP]
U.N. renews mandate of envoy to probe abuses in N.Korea [Reuters]
NKorea sends aid to Korean quake victims in Japan [AP]
Two Koreas agree on rare volcano talks next week [AP]
SKorea holds live-fire military drills near border [AP]
Cheonan sinking: Paper criticises S Korea military [BBC]
S.Korean island opposes anti-North leaflet launch [AFP]
with Libya: N.Korea Misreads the Libyan Situation [Chosun]
China
China to impose rare earth resource tax [Xinhua]
China central bank further tightens liquidity to control inflation expectation [Xinhua]
China to ban smoking in public places [BBC]

Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thailand: No army role in Japanese reporter death [AP]

South/Central Asia
Taliban stop cell phone signals in key Afghan province [Reuters]
Two UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan [BBC]
Pakistan suicide car bombing kills five near Hangu [BBC]
Jeremy Morlock jailed for 24 years over Afghan deaths [BBC]

Middle East
Oil rises above $106 amid Middle East conflict [AP]
UN human rights body approves investigator on Iran [Reuters]
Syrian death toll mounts after Deraa unrest [BBC]
Yemen forces clash over Saleh before Friday protest [Reuters]
EU envoy defends Bahrain police action [BBC]
Jerusalem bombing: Netanyahu in security pledge [BBC]
Gates assures Egypt on sustained U.S. aid [Reuters]

Africa
Libya, Obama and the tragedy in Darfur [WaPo]
Amr Moussa Op-ed: The Goal in Libya Is Not Regime Change [NYT]
Allies Pressure Qaddafi Forces Around Rebel Cities [NYT]
Arab countries on the sidelines in Libya campaign [AP]
Rumsfeld: Unanswered questions about Libya [POLITICO]

Europe
Portugal PM Socrates’ resignation overshadows EU summit [BBC]
Policy disperse protesters at EU demonstrations with water cannons [AP]
Germany Steps Away From European Unity [NYT]
German minister says nuclear U-turn “not rational”: report [Reuters]

Americas
Cuba releases dissidents Navarro and Ferrer [BBC]
Bolivia’s Morales to take Chile sea dispute to court [BBC]
WikiLeaks: Colombia began using U.S. drones for counterterrorism in 2006 [WaPo]
Drillers propose deep-Earth quest [BBC]

Domestic
Rights Are Curtailed for Terror Suspects [WSJ]
Christmas bomber chose Detroit because plane tix cheapest [AP]
Romney moves to build fundraising advantage [WSJ]
Mitt Romney, tea party favorite: poll [WaPo]

Daily International News 10.05.10

Daily International News
October 5, 2010

Northeast Asia
Koreas
NKorea’s Kim Jong Un joins father at army drill [AP]
North Korea’s new dawn with Kim Jong-un [CSM]
Activity spotted near N. Korean nuclear facility [WaPo]
Carter Endorses North Korea Housing Project [US News]
ASEM leaders to condemn March attack on S. Korean warship [Yonhap]
N.Korea ‘Partly’ Behind GPS Interruptions in East Sea [Chosun]
Japan
Opinion: Mr. Kan, stop wasting time [Japan Times]
Bank of Japan sets course for QE [FT]
China/Taiwan
China, Japan end spat over maritime collision [AP]
Wen says S. Korea misunderstands Beijing’s stance on ship sinking [Yonhap]
EU urges faster yuan rise [Reuters]
Wen expects France to push for positive EU policies toward China [Xinhua]
China calls on rich nations to improve emission targets [Guardian]
China to launch two satellites to monitor space environment [Xinhua]
Taiwan official says China threat growing: reports [AP]

Southeast Asia
‘Merchant of death’ Viktor Bout extradition ‘back on’ [BBC]
Indonesia cancels Netherlands visit over arrest threat [BBC]

South/Central Asia
Obama says no big shift now in Afghan war strategy [Reuters]
U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels [NYT]
NATO convoys attacked in separate strikes in Pakistan [WaPo]

Middle East
Extending Israel Settlement Ban ‘Very Difficult,’ Finance Minister Says [Bloomberg]
Maliki-Allawi deal could end impasse [WaPo]
In Sign of Discord, Iran Blocks Web Sites of Some Clerics [NYT]
Egyptian newspaper sacks dissident chief editor [AP]

Africa
Nigeria’s Babangida aide arrest condemned [BBC]
Uganda says it can raise whole force for Somalia [Reuters]
Two Algerian Christians ‘did not break Ramadan rules’ [BBC]

Europe/UK
Germany not ID’ing 5 militants killed in Pakistan [AP]
Two Win Nobel for Work on Ultra-Thin Material [NYT]
France holds 11 as Europe faces terrorism alert [Reuters]
Ex-French trader must pay $6.7 billion for fraud [AP]
Red toxic sludge spill sparks Hungary emergency [Reuters]

Americas
Brazil’s Greens confident they hold the key to Lula da Silva’s successor [MercoPress]
Venezuela’s Chavez scoffs at claim of ETA links [Reuters]
Ecuador raises military wages after police revolt [Reuters]
Chile president sees miners rescued before Oct. 15 [AP]

Domestic
Times Square bomb plotter to be sentenced [BBC]
Democrats gain in poll but GOP still leads as midterm elections near [WaPo]
In Ads, Democratic Candidates Play Down Party [NYT]
Emanuel Finds No Sweet Chicago Homecoming on Campaign Warmup [Bloomberg]
New Fuel for Local Papers: Medical Marijuana Ads [NYT]